A man is caught sitting at a make-shift campfire by a forestranger, and to the ranger's horror, the man is eating a baldeagle. The man is consequently put in jail for the crime. Onthe day of his trail, the conversation went something likethis:

MAN: "I got lost in the woods. I hadn't had anything to eat fortwo weeks. I was so hungry. Next thing I see is a Bald Eagleswooping down at the lake for some fish. I knew that if Ifollowed the Eagle I could maybe steal the fish. I caught upwith the eagle who lighted upon a tree stump to eat the fish.I threw a stone toward the eagle hoping he would drop the fishand fly away. Unfortunately, in my weakened condition, my aimwas off, and the rock hit the eagle squarely on his poor littlehead, and killed it. I thought long and hard about what hadhappened, but figured that since I killed it I might as welleat it since it would be more disgraceful to let it rot on theground."

JUDGE: "The court will take a recess while I consider yourtestimony."

(15 minutes goes by and the judge returns.)

JUDGE: "Due to the extreme circumstance you were under andbecause you didn't intend to kill the eagle, the court willdismiss the charges."

The Judge then leans over the bench and whispers: "If you don'tmind my asking, what does a bald eagle taste like?"

MAN: "Well your honor, it is hard to explain. The best I candescribe it is somewhere between a California Condor and aSpotted Owl."